Table 2. Descriptive statistics on psychological variables of anxiety and pain experience and significance of differences between study groups according to selected labor pain management.
| Epidural analgesia | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| VAS | M | 8.36 | 7.71 | 0.009** |
| SD | 1.483 | 1.273 | ||
| Median | 8 | 8 | ||
| Minimum | 3 | 3 | ||
| Maximum | 10 | 10 | ||
| SF-MPQ total | M | 18.13 | 21.49 | 0.059 |
| SD | 10.272 | 9.237 | ||
| Median | 21.00 | 24.00 | ||
| Minimum | 0 | 1.00 | ||
| Maximum | 36.00 | 37.00 | ||
| SF-MPQ sensory | M | 13.84 | 16.50 | 0.040* |
| SD | 7.608 | 6.625 | ||
| Median | 15.00 | 18.00 | ||
| Minimum | 0 | 1.00 | ||
| Maximum | 25.00 | 28.00 | ||
| SF-MPQ affective | M | 4.29 | 4.99 | 0.241 |
| SD | 3.143 | 3.335 | ||
| Median | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||
| Minimum | 0 | 0 | ||
| Maximum | 12.00 | 12.00 | ||
| Anxiety (STAI-X) | M | 37.18 | 39.29 | 0.135 |
| SD | 8.190 | 7.389 | ||
| Median | 36.00 | 38.00 | ||
| Minimum | 23.00 | 26.00 | ||
| Maximum | 64.00 | 58.00 | ||
VAS = visual analog scale; SF-MPQ = Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire; STAI-X = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-form X; M = mean; SD = standard deviation; *difference significant at 0.05 level (2-tailed); **difference significant at 0.01 level (2-tailed)